Australia vs Guinea: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Australia
2.73 million ha
in 2024
Guinea
2.73 million ha
in 2024
Australia rank
13th
Guinea rank
11th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 2.73 million ha against 2.73 million ha in Australia, a difference of 1,440 ha.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 13th and Guinea ranks 11th of 221 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.88 million ha | 2.92 million ha | 7.96 million ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 6.89 million ha | 3.26 million ha | 3.63 million ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 5.10 million ha | 3.25 million ha | 1.85 million ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.45 million ha | 2.75 million ha | 701,816 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Australia or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 2.73 million ha against 2.73 million ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Australia and Guinea?
- 1,440 ha, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Guinea rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Australia ranks 13th and Guinea ranks 11th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.